# Help me with this song!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 29, 2001, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-song/52310 "2001-01-29T21:26:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2001, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-song/52310/1 "2001-01-29T21:26:58Z")

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I’ve heard a song before… about roadie’s cleaning up the stage after a concert. I have no idea who sings it or what the title is.

Can anyone help me?

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2001, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-song/52310/2 "2001-01-29T21:48:06Z")

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That would probably be Jackson Browne’s re-write of “Stay.” You mean the one with “You know, the roadies don’t mind, and the promoter don’t mind,” I presume.

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**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-song/52310/3 "2001-01-29T21:50:20Z")

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Sorry to waste everyone’s time… I remembered. The song is _Stay_ by Jackson Browne. Excellent song!

Mods, feel free to shut this puppy down.

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**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2001, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-song/52310/4 "2001-01-29T21:51:17Z")

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“The Load-Out”  
from _Running On Empty_

Amazon Editorial Review - “Jackson Browne’s sense of camaraderie extended to the road crew, if “The Load Out,” a love song to his roadies, is to be believed.”

“Stay” was segued on the album.